Atizay la nan yon Chase Goose

Pou kat dènye wikenn yo koulye a, mwen te sou yon Chase zwa, pou yon vè, Speedy Heliolonche. Li se yon bèl ti Slide ak forewings roze ak sansasyonèl zoranj-wouj hindwings. Li pa trè souvan rankontre ak sèlman yo te jwenn ansanm chenn yo nò California mòn manje sou Malacothrix floccifera – yon flè endemic CA. Chak vwayaj . . . → Li piplis: Atizay la nan yon Chase Goose

New Technique Page!

Mwen te jis ilistre metòd m 'pou gaye microlepidoptera, ale eksplore paj la teknik. Ki moun ki vanyan gason ase yo eseye li?

Kouman pou mwen kenbe tèt mwen okipe

Mwen te okipe gaye microleps sou jou ki sot pase yo, ak isit la se yon seleksyon ti soti nan vwayaj ete kolekte mwen. Toujou gen omwen yon lòt 200 yo ale anvan pwan moute sou reta mwen. Mwen ap travay sou ilistrasyon jis ki jan gaye papiyon sa yo… kidonk rete an kontak.

2009 te yon gwo sezon. Mwen . . . → Li piplis: Kouman pou mwen kenbe tèt mwen okipe

Moth tasting in Napa

It was a beautiful day today in the bay area, so I headed up to Napa and the Pope Valley. I was scouting some new territory for a small flower moth, Speedy Heliolonche, that apparently is waiting for more contiguous nice weather to emerge. This season has been a bit tardy because of all of . . . → Li piplis: Moth tasting in Napa

I may drive too much

The clouds broke this afternoon in San Francisco and the sun began to shine. The upcoming warm weather induced an all too familiar feeling, one that I should be out collecting insects and not sitting indoors! While I have already been to a handful of places this spring, I have a long season of collecting . . . → Li piplis: I may drive too much

Pati Aquamoth 3

A continuation of the aquamoth series, this time with video from Science Friday! Wi, I have to link it because wordpress won’t embedThanks Ted, figured it out!

Rivyè nan lò

A few images from my weekend mothing trip down to Shell Creek, San Luis Obispo County. Early spring along the central coast is stunning, and the back roads were packed with flower watchers. There were dozens of cars occupied by families out for a weekend drive, many had packed lunches and sat to watch the . . . → Li piplis: Rivyè nan lò

Pati Aquamoth 2

I came across the full-text PDF of the amphibious moth article and extracted the tree showing the radiation of this species group and probable evolution of the amphibious traits. Interesting to note the case shape, and each moth is endemic to its own volcano in the Hawaiian archipelago.

This is a Bayesian analysis of . . . → Li piplis: Pati Aquamoth 2

Post inogirasyon

Se konsa,, how do I begin a new blog? Tough question, but perhaps this is a good time to show off a fun new species. This moth was collected last year outside of Santa Barbara, CA. The massive wingspan, at 15mm, makes it pretty large for a Gelechiid moth. The genus, Gnorimoschema (pronounced nor-a-mosh-ma), . . . → Li piplis: Post inogirasyon